Way Bogus!

For all you snow bunnies this one's for you. The boys and I have spent the Saturday's of January learning the fine art of snowboarding! We have seen it all in the last four weeks and I must say they both came out victorious. I am so proud of them sticking with it even when times got tough.

Here are the highlights!


Snack time! Gotta refuel after all that hard work!


Hope you all have had as much fun this winter as we have! Let it snow!

Boarding with Ashton

Oh yes Ashton and I had a blast boarding up at Bogus for my birthday. This was his second time up and I think he did a pretty awesome job. He helped get us packed up, including the all important nibble pack as he likes to call them. Here are a few shots from our adventure.

Getting ready to go

Ashton on the Mountain!Ashton on the magic carpet.

Break time! Ashton and his nibble pack! LOL!On the chair lift.
Here is a video of Ashton coming down on our last run. He is a tough little guy!

Time to go home!

Snow School Field Trip

All I can say is WHAT A VIEW!

I got to attend the Snow School Field Trip to Bogus Basin Ski Resort last Friday. It was so fun seeing Thad interact with his class mates and how he responds in a group. Our guide Cassi, led us on a really fun snow shoeing adventure. We did many experiments with the snow. We even got to sing a snow song! Here are the highlights...

Here is Thad's teacher, Ms. Julie. She did such a wonderful job organizing all the kids and parents. She really made the entire field trip a fun and easy experience.

In the Nortic Lodge there are some great exhibits about wildlife and weather. Not to mention the price is so reasonable to rent the snow shoes.

Thad and his good friend Gunnar.

Thad getting all strapped in. The hardest part is just getting the snow shoes on.

This is Cassi our guide and instructor. She did a great job, and really kept it fun!

Look at Thad climb. He did a great job of keeping up!

Here are the tracks we found.

Testing the temperature of the snow from the surface down. A very clever way to show kids that snow has an insulative value and retains warmth!

Our group: From left to Right.

Ann, Ms. Julie, Nick, Hans, Thad, Tiffany, Cassi and Michaela.

Thad in the Igloo!

Water cycle activity.

Neat tree on the trail.

So tired after a steep climb!

Dash for the finish.

They made it!